Lagos is Nigeria’s dynamic city with very high economic activities.
In this article, the top five clothing markets in Lagos will be discussed, and with it, you will know what to expect and what to get at the mention of such a market.
The quality, affordability and the kinds of clothes you will buy at these markets depends on your bargaining strength, the time of the day you visit the market, and how much money you have with you.
In these Lagos Markets you will find various clothing items starting from modern to even traditional wears.
People from other parts of the country and even other parts of Africa visit these markets.
Take a look at the list and choose the market that attracts you the most.
1. BALOGUN MARKET
The Balogun Market is located at Lagos Island in Lagos. It is the most popular of all the clothing markets in Lagos, Nigeria.
It is where shopping dreams become a reality and things are bought at their best shape, quality and price, mostly new stuffs.
This market has the best clothing stores in Lagos.
It does not only get its visitors from Lagos, people from across Nigeria and other African countries travel to Lagos to shop at Balogun Market.
This market with the numerous big stores it inhabits, can be seen as the home of textile and fabric in the big city of Lagos, lace and different kinds of wrappers are displayed and sold in this market at very affordable prices.
Different sizes are also available for different individuals depending on your body type.
You will get whatever wears you are looking for at this market.
No matter your choice and no matter your pocket, the Balogun Market got you covered ranging from traditional wears to global and fashionable wears.
2. YABA MARKET
One special thing about the Yaba Market that makes it exceptional among the other markets is the availability of very affordable clothing and cheap clothings.
You can get high quality affordable clothes at Yaba Market.
Yaba Market is mostly known for traders selling thrift wears – popularly known as Okrika clothes in Nigeria.
But you can also find clothing stores that sells new and ready made outfits in Yaba market.
At Yaba Market you can get very cheap and affordable okrika wears, like ladies jeans, ladies tops, ladies shirts, ladies gowns e.t.c, and men’s jeans, men’s tops and men’s shirts and and even children wears.
The location is not so difficult to locate as it is very near to the Yaba Bus Stop in the very heart of Lagos, Nigeria.
This market offers the best just in line with your own budget.
To get good deals at Yaba Market you need to have good bargaining skills and visit the market on Mondays.
With good bargaining skills you will be able to get all you want with little money.
3. TEJUOSHO MARKET
The Tejuosho Market is located in Lagos and shares the same boundary with Yaba Market.
People believe that prices of things are normally high in Tejuosho market.
Although they offer quality clothing, but, it is mostly depends on the store you decide to shop in or with whom you decide to shop with.
This market also blends traditional wear with the modern wear just like the Yaba Market, it also makes footwears and other beautiful products available for purchase at an affordable price to customers.
4. OSHODI MARKET
The Oshodi Market is known for it’s portrayal of the vibrant and artistic cultural heritage of Nigeria, because in this market you will find various traditional clothing, like Ankara and Aso Ebi outfits that express the African tradition.
During the regime of Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos, the Oshodi Market experienced a very massive infrastructural development that has made it stand out even more at this point.
It started when the Oshodi area was restructured, equipped with good roads, bridges and fly-overs. Subsequently, Oshodi Market received a new look.
Before Babatunde Fashola, Oshodi Market was known to have very disorganized arrangements, dirty bad roads and environment.
5. ASWANI MARKET
The Aswani Market is located in Isolo in Lagos Nigeria, it is one of the most popular markets known by everyone in Lagos Nigeria and beyond.
Aswani Market has been in existence for over 20 years and has brought nothing but pleasures and joy to it’s visitors, as it makes bulk sales available to resellers in a unique way.
Speaking of “Resellers” this means that in Aswani Market, clothe sellers come to the market to buy clothes of different types in bulk and go about reselling and getting their own gains.
These clothes range from okrika to brand new clothes.
This market, is always crowded on Tuesdays.
